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Rear Tire Blew Out on a 25-30km Trip😭 (piefed.ca)

submitted 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) by recursive_recursion@piefed.ca to c/bicycles@lemmy.ca

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Sportchek Fuck You🖕 aggggghhhhdjdjfjnf

I bought 29" tubes maybe about 2-3 months ago as my rear tire blewout on a nail back then. After replacing both I thought both felt kinda flimsy but thought eh maybe this is how it always was/maybe this is fine.
OH HELL NAW!~ smh.

I should've figured better. And before anyone asks:

yes I made sure the rims were free of debris and any rough edges.
no; there was no glass or nails that punctured the tires.
yes it was filled to the recommended 35 PSI.

Anyways I def learned my lesson on buying cheap ass fucking tubes and also forgetting my allen key set. If I go half assed and buy cheap shit again well that's on me and I probably have dementia at that point.

I'm still seething by how much time I spent having to trek back.

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[–] Onomatopoeia@lemmy.cafe 5 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Did you not take spares with you?

Seems like every other off road ride for me I got a flat, about every 40 miles.

[–] recursive_recursion@piefed.ca 4 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (2 children)

I've got patches with me in my bag but I wasn't able to take the tire off without an allen key because I stupidly forgot to pack my tools today

Ruri from Ruri Dragon pouting in frustration

[–] cr1cket@sopuli.xyz 4 points 4 months ago

Please do yourself a favor and get proper tire levers. An allen key is the absolute wrong tool here. It will ruin your rim and possibly kill the tubes.

[–] squaresinger@lemmy.world 2 points 4 months ago (1 children)

What are you using the allen key for? Hopefully to screw off the wheel somehow and not to take the tire off the rim.

[–] limelight79@lemmy.world 3 points 4 months ago

Might be a through axle to remove the wheel - many of those are Allen wrenches.